Nearly 300 swimmers gathered in Penzance in southwest England to break the record for the largest ever synchronised routine.

Some 270 swimmers, half wearing yellow swim caps and the other half blue, forming Ukraine's flag, took part in the Swim For Ukraine event at Jubilee Pool in Penzance. The current record is 247.

Those in the pool performed a two-minute, choreographed swim. Guinness World Records now has to confirm the record.

The record attempt was organised by artist Anthony Garratt in collaboration with Newlyn School of Art as part of the Penzance Arts Festival 2022.

Garratt told planetradio.co.uk: “We just like the idea of getting people together in these big mass events. On the whole it's a really positive way of getting people to engage with a subject and the record just adds an extra bit of a challenge in.”

Money raised will go via Unicef to help children in Ukraine. Visit www.swimforukraine.co.uk for more information.

The previous world record of 247 synchronised swimmers has been smashed by a Penzance group today, who had 270 people swimming together in the Jubilee Pool, Penzance.

Half the swimmers wore blue hats and other half wore yellow to create the Ukrainian flag.

The Jubilee Pool is an open air Art Deco seawater Lido on the promenade in Penzance, Cornwall. Swim for Ukraine is being produced by artist Anthony Garratt in collaboration with Newlyn School of Art, for the Penzance Arts Festival 2022.

Money raised will go via Unicef to help children in Ukraine www.swimforukraine.co.uk